Nutrition and Physical Activity Counseling for Nontraditional College Students

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Health Behavior
• Interventions: Behavioral: peer counseling; Behavioral: Feedback report

• Registration Number: NCT01412099
• Lead Sponsor: Boston Medical Center

Brief Summary

The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the effectiveness of two methods of delivering information about nutrition and physical activity to non-traditional college students. Participants will receive either a printed feedback report alone, or the feedback report in addition to a series of phone calls from a peer counselor. The peer counselors will provide nutrition and physical activity counseling using motivational interviewing techniques. Nutrition and physical activity outcomes will be measured for both groups and compared.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-03
• Study First Submitted: 2011-08-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-08-05
• Study First Posted: 2011-08-09
• Primary Completion: 2011-12
• Study Completion: 2011-12
• Status Verified: 2012-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-02-02
• Last Update Posted: 2012-02-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• Currently enrolled undergraduate student at UMass Boston,
• Have completed high school,
• 24yrs old or older AND/OR part time students,
• Noncompliant in at least 1 of 4 behaviors: fruit & vegetable intake, sugar sweetened beverage intake, fast food intake, or physical activity),
• Willing to randomized into either study group,
• Be able to give informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

• Have any contraindications to physical activity

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Feedback report plus peer counseling	peer counseling	-
Feedback report plus peer counseling	Feedback report	-
Feedback report	Feedback report	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
physical activity and diet behaviors (fruit and vegetable intake, sugary drink intake, and fast food intake)	8 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Massachusetts Boston; 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States